公开(公告)号：US10666871B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US16217515

申请日：2018-12-12

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Ikuo Fuchigami ,  Hidehiko Shin ,  Tsutomu Mukai ,  Yosuke Matsushita ,  Shigehiro Iida ,  Kazunori Yamada

IPC: H04B10/00 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/516 ,  H04J14/00

Abstract: An information communication method is provided for obtaining information from a subject using a terminal device that includes an image sensor having a plurality of exposure lines. The method includes setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that, in an image obtained by capturing the subject by the image sensor, a bright line corresponding to each of the plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines, obtaining identification information of the subject, and sending the identification information to a server. The method further includes obtaining menu information related to the identification information from the server, the menu information related to a restaurant where the subject is installed, and displaying the menu information on a display of the terminal device.

公开(公告)号：US10530486B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US15843790

申请日：2017-12-15

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Hideki Aoyama ,  Mitsuaki Oshima

IPC: H04B10/54 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H04B10/116

Abstract: A transmitting method for enabling transmission of a visible light signal in short time includes: determining a pattern of change in luminance of the light emitter by modulating a signal; and transmitting the visible light signal by changing luminance of a red color represented by a light source according to the determined pattern. The visible light signal includes data, a preamble, and a payload. In the data, a first luminance value and a second luminance value appear along a time axis. In the payload, the first luminance value and the second luminance value appear alternately along the time axis, each of a time length in which the first luminance value is maintained and a time length in which the second luminance value is maintained is greater than a first predetermined value and is determined in accordance with the signal and a predetermined method.

公开(公告)号：US10516832B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US16380190

申请日：2019-04-10

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Ikuo Fuchigami ,  Hidehiko Shin ,  Tsutomu Mukai ,  Yosuke Matsushita ,  Shigehiro Iida ,  Kazunori Yamada

IPC: H04B10/00 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/516 ,  H04J14/00

Abstract: An information communication method obtains information from a subject using a terminal device that includes an image sensor having a plurality of exposure lines. The method includes setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that a bright line corresponding to each of the plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines, and obtaining identification information of the subject. In obtaining of the bright line image, an exposure time of each of the plurality of exposure lines partially overlaps with an exposure time of an adjacent one of the plurality of exposure lines. A pattern of a change in luminance of the subject is the same as a pattern of a change in luminance of another adjacent subject.

公开(公告)号：US10368006B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US16263292

申请日：2019-01-31

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Ikuo Fuchigami ,  Hidehiko Shin ,  Tsutomu Mukai ,  Yosuke Matsushita ,  Shigehiro Iida ,  Kazunori Yamada

IPC: H04B10/00 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04B10/516 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04J14/00

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a destination of a user of a terminal device, and setting an exposure time of an image sensor included in the terminal device so that, in an image obtained by capturing a subject by the image sensor, a bright line corresponding to each of a plurality of exposure lines appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines, by capturing the subject that changes in luminance by the image sensor with the set exposure time, and obtaining identification information of the subject, by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines. The method includes obtaining a position of the terminal device, and displaying an arrow that indicates a direction from the position of the terminal device toward the destination on a map on the terminal device.

公开(公告)号：US10326831B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-18

申请号：US15647300

申请日：2017-07-12

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America

Inventor： Hideki Aoyama ,  Mitsuaki Oshima

IPC: H04B3/14 ,  G01R27/04 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L27/26 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04B10/116

Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a signal generating method for generating a visible light signal. A signal generating method includes: a step SD11 of determining, as a method for transmitting a visible light signal from a transmitter, one of a single-frame transmitting method for transmitting data as one frame and a multiple-frame transmitting method for transmitting the data while dividing the data into a plurality of frames; a step SD12 of, when the multiple-frame transmitting method is determined, generating partition type information indicating a type of data to be transmitted, and generating combination data by adding the partition type information to the data to be transmitted; a step SD13 of generating the plurality of frames each of which includes each of a plurality of data parts by dividing the combination data into the plurality of data parts; and a step SD14 of generating the visible light signal by adding a preamble to a head of each of the plurality of frames.

公开(公告)号：US10165192B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-25

申请号：US15652831

申请日：2017-07-18

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Ikuo Fuchigami ,  Tsutomu Mukai ,  Hidehiko Shin ,  Yosuke Matsushita ,  Shigehiro Iida ,  Kazunori Yamada

IPC: H04B10/00 ,  H04N5/235 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/114 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/243 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04J14/00 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A method is provided that includes setting an exposure time of an image sensor of a customer terminal so that, in an image obtained by capturing the subject, a bright line corresponding to each of a plurality of exposure lines appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines, by capturing the subject and obtaining identification information of the subject, by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines included in the obtained bright line image. The method further includes sending the identification information to a server, obtaining a menu listing a product of the store from the server, displaying the menu on a display of the terminal, and sending product information of the product that is selected by the customer and payment information of the customer to the server.

公开(公告)号：US09998220B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US15428178

申请日：2017-02-09

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Hideki Aoyama ,  Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Toshiyuki Maeda ,  Akihiro Ueki ,  Kengo Miyoshi ,  Tsutomu Mukai

IPC: H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/54

CPC classification number: H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04B10/54 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04M2250/52

Abstract: A visible light signal transmitting method includes: determining a luminance change pattern to transmit the visible light signal; switching a common switch according to the luminance change pattern, the common switch being for turning ON a plurality of light sources in common; and turning ON a first pixel switch, to cause the first light source to be ON for a period in which the common switch is ON and the first pixel switch is ON, to transmit the visible light signal, the first light source being one of the plurality of light sources. In the turning ON of a first pixel switch, when the image is displayed on the display, the first pixel switch is switched to increase a lighting period that corresponds to the first light source, to compensate a period in which the first light source is OFF for transmission of the visible light signal.

公开(公告)号：US09564970B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-07

申请号：US15086944

申请日：2016-03-31

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Ikuo Fuchigami ,  Tsutomu Mukai ,  Hidehiko Shin ,  Yosuke Matsushita ,  Shigehiro Iida ,  Kazunori Yamada ,  Toshiyuki Maeda ,  Akihiro Ueki ,  Takashi Suzuki ,  Akira Shiokawa ,  Koji Aoto

IPC: H04B10/116 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04B10/114 ,  H04B10/516 ,  H04W4/20

CPC classification number: H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/1143 ,  H04B10/516 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/2807 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04N5/23206 ,  H04N5/23222 ,  H04N5/2353 ,  H04N5/3532 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: An information communication method is provided for obtaining information from a subject. The method includes receiving an ID list that includes a plurality of sets of identification information, and setting an exposure time of an image sensor so that a bright line corresponding to an exposure line included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including the bright line by the image sensor capturing the subject, and obtaining the information by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the bright line included in the obtained bright line image. The method further includes searching for a channel used to broadcast the content displayed by the subject, by searching the ID list for the obtained information, and obtaining related information associated with the channel from a server.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种从对象获得信息的信息通信方法。 该方法包括接收包括多组识别信息的ID列表，以及设置图像传感器的曝光时间，使得根据图像传感器的亮度变化出现与图像传感器中包括的曝光线相对应的亮线 学科。 该方法还包括通过捕捉被摄体的图像传感器获得包括亮线的亮线图像，并且通过解调由所获得的亮线图像中包括的亮线的图案指定的数据来获得信息。 该方法还包括搜索用于广播由被摄体显示的内容的频道，通过在ID列表中搜索所获得的信息，以及从服务器获取与频道相关联的相关信息。

公开(公告)号：US09456109B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-27

申请号：US14261572

申请日：2014-04-25

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America

Inventor： Mitsuaki Oshima ,  Hideki Aoyama ,  Koji Nakanishi ,  Shigehiro Iida ,  Yosuke Matsushita ,  Tsutomu Mukai ,  Kazunori Yamada ,  Ikuo Fuchigami ,  Hidehiko Shin

IPC: H04N3/14 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04B10/54 ,  H04B10/114 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04B10/11 ,  H04N5/243

CPC classification number: H04N3/1506 ,  H04B10/11 ,  H04B10/1143 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/541 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/2352 ,  H04N5/2353 ,  H04N5/243 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: An information communication method includes: obtaining a first image by capturing a subject; detecting a range of the subject from the first image; determining, from among a plurality of exposure lines, predetermined exposure lines for capturing the range of the subject; setting an exposure time so that, in a second image obtained using the predetermined exposure lines, a bright line appears according to a change in luminance of the subject; obtaining the second image including the bright line, by capturing the subject that changes in luminance using the predetermined exposure lines with the set exposure time; and demodulating data specified by a pattern of the bright line included in the obtained second image.

Abstract translation: 一种信息通信方法，包括：通过拍摄对象获取第一图像; 从所述第一图像检测所述对象的范围; 从多个曝光线中确定用于捕获所述被摄体的范围的预定曝光线; 设置曝光时间，使得在根据预定曝光线获得的第二图像中，根据被摄体的亮度变化出现亮线; 通过使用设定的曝光时间使用预定的曝光线捕获亮度变化的被摄体，从而获得包括亮线的第二图像; 以及解调由所获得的第二图像中包括的亮线的图案指定的数据。

公开(公告)号：US09443423B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-13

申请号：US14583356

申请日：2014-12-26

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America

Inventor： Hideki Aoyama ,  Mitsuaki Oshima

IPC: G08C23/04 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/60

CPC classification number: G08C23/04 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/60

Abstract: An information communication method for use in a portable terminal, e.g., a wristwatch, to obtain information includes a light receiving step of, by at least one of plural solar cells incorporated in the portable terminal and having respective directivities, receiving visible light that is emitted in a direction corresponding to the directivity of the relevant solar cell, and an information acquisition step of obtaining information by demodulating a signal that is specified by the received visible light.

Abstract translation: 一种用于便携式终端（例如手表）中获得信息的信息通信方法包括：光接收步骤，通过结合在便携式终端中的多个太阳能电池中的至少一个并具有各自的方向性，接收发射的可见光 在与相关太阳能电池的方向性相对应的方向上，以及信息获取步骤，通过解调由所接收的可见光指定的信号来获得信息。